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K.C. Johnson: Joakim Noah on @CHSN__ broadcast to @Adam Amin and @Stacey King: "We all had a brotherhood. And it was real." Said that's why so many players showed up. Also said last night's reminiscing went into the, shall we say, wee hours

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K.C. Johnson: There are sooooo many teammates back for Derrick Rose. Luol Deng, Taj Gibson, Joakim Noah, Ben Gordon, Kyle Korver, Kurt Thomas, Brad Miller, Thabo Sefolosha, Tyrus Thomas, Richard Hamilton, Aaron Gray and more. And Tom Thibodeau is in the house as well. Kirk Hinrich, James Johnson, Drew Gooden too. Also saw Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner here

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Drew Hill: Marc Gasol and Joakim Noah among former Grizz in the house in Berlin.

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Chicago Bulls: Coby White has now passed Joakim Noah for 14th on the Bulls all-time assists leaderboard with 6 assists so far tonight.

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Joakim Noah: “I think the guys are just definitely better at basketball. You know, it’s—the game is completely different obviously with the spacing, but I don’t think that that makes it worse. Yeah. You know, I just—I grew up a Knicks fan, so I watch you guys run and just know it—for me personally, it was a tough experience for me to come back home and play. It didn’t go as I—as I wanted. But to watch you guys do what you guys did last year was just so fun to watch.”

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KC Johnson: Billy Donovan very humble and eloquent in his Hall of Fame speech, thanking Bulls personnel and saving special words for his presenters Rick Pitino and Maurice Cheeks. Also shouted out Joakim Noah, who is in attendance, and the back-to-back national champion Florida teams.

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Bulls on CHSN: “I love him, and it’s so much bigger than just winning and losing.” Joakim Noah on returning to Chicago and seeing his college coach leading the Bulls 🥹

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Mike Vorkunov: The Bucks decided to waive-and-stretch the $112.6 million owed to Damian Lillard. That's not only the largest stretch-waive ever in NBA history, it's more than the total sum of the 3 previous largest stretch-waive contracts I could find (Joakim Noah, Deron Williams and Nic Batum)

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One of the first shows to debut from the new company will be a travel series fronted by former NBA all-star Joakim Noah, who will travel around the world to explore how basketball is played in local communities.

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Have there been any NBA guys in particular that’s given you advice over the months or years? Walter Clayton: I’ve gotten a couple from a couple guys, obviously all the Gators. Of course, Bradley Beal, Joakim Noah, and then really it was Taurean Green, one of our assistant coaches this year. He was a back-to-back national champion. So just having him in my corner these past few years has been great for me.

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It ultimately died on the vine, but I started calling people — Joakim Noah, Kyle Korver, Billy Donovan, Kenny Atkinson, Mike Budenholzer — suspecting that they were all watching the Finals with more emotional investment than you’d expect, considering the distance between them and Al Horford. And they were all dying for him to finally win a championship. I mean, they were over the moon for him. Billy Donovan was texting me from Europe like, “Do you need a quote? Here’s one...” They just love that guy. Every stop on his career, all those people were watching the Finals thinking, this guy deserves to win a championship. And you just don’t see that as much anymore.

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At 7-foot-3 with an eight-foot wingspan, Wembanyama was known for his incredible measurables and fluidity entering the league. However, fellow Frenchman and former Defensive Player of the Year Joakim Noah pointed to another attribute when describing the 20-year-old's impact. “I think his best skill is his intelligence,” Noah told Tommy Alter on The Young Man and the Three. “You can’t take away the fact that he’s 7-foor-4, he can jump to the sky, he can jump to the moon. He’s a hell of a player. His mobility, you can’t teach those things. Then you add in his IQ, him going to sleep early, reading books, all those things that we learn about him. I was blessed to meet his family. Big shout out to his mom and his pops as well for raising just like a good human, he’s solid all around. I think defensively, obviously, when you think you have an open three and Wemby is around, you might think you’re open when you’re not open.”

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Joakim Noah: "I can barely walk to the bathroom and this dude' dominating at his age. You know you gotta give LeBron his flowers. It's unbelievable"

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Joakim Noah: Hope is a powerful emotion. You always represented hope- in human form. It was clear what you meant to your city even before you got drafted. Everyone knew where you were headed watching you play at Simeon. And when the Bulls got first pick in 2008, and everyone knew you were coming home, the city had hope. It was an honor, a privilege, and a real pleasure sharing the court with you. The memories will never be forgotten. Stories for days!!! The way you carried yourself when the lights shined brightest is what I appreciated most. You were a truly humble warrior. You had the heart of a lion. Quiet but competitive as hell.

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